Fact check: How many of the people Trump’s regime “deported”/expelled in 2025 actually had a criminal record

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available data, the majority of people deported under Trump's 2025 administration did not have criminal records. The analyses reveal that 61% of the 93,818 people deported since Trump took office had no criminal convictions ^[1].

The data shows a significant shift in enforcement patterns throughout 2025:

• At the start of the Trump administration, 44% of those arrested had a criminal conviction ^[2]
• By May 25, this number dropped to 30%, indicating a clear shift toward arresting individuals with no criminal history ^[2]
• The proportion of immigration detainees with criminal convictions fell from 46% in January to 30% in June ^[1]

While ICE arrest rates have approximately doubled since FY 2024 ^[3], the Trump administration has prioritized the deportation of "dangerous criminal illegal aliens" in rhetoric, but the actual enforcement data contradicts this focus ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question uses loaded language ("Trump's regime") that suggests bias, but fails to acknowledge several important contextual factors:

• Economic implications: The deportation efforts could significantly impact industries and states that rely on undocumented workers ^[4], and could affect Social Security revenue due to the removal of unauthorized workers who contribute to the system ^[5]
• Policy funding: Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" includes substantial funding for immigration and border enforcement, indicating a systematic approach to increased deportations beyond just targeting criminals ^{[6] [7]}
• Scale of operations: The administration has dramatically reshaped the U.S. immigration system in its first 100 days, though it is not meeting its mass deportation aims ^[3]

Industries that rely heavily on undocumented labor would benefit from narratives that emphasize the criminal backgrounds of deportees to justify their removal, while immigrant advocacy organizations would benefit from highlighting the high percentage of non-criminal deportees to oppose these policies.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several problematic elements:

• Loaded terminology: Using "Trump's regime" instead of "Trump administration" introduces unnecessary political bias and inflammatory language
• Assumption of criminality: The phrasing implies an expectation that most deportees should have criminal records, when the data clearly shows this is not the case
• Quotation marks around "deported": The scare quotes around "deported" suggest the questioner disputes the legitimacy of these deportations, introducing editorial bias

The statement fails to acknowledge that Trump campaigned on deporting the "worst of the worst" but the actual enforcement data shows a shift toward also arresting non-criminals ^[2]. This represents a significant gap between campaign promises and actual implementation that the original question does not address.